2008 Glasgow East by-election
2005 election result

Party
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±
-
Labour
David Marshall
18,775
60.7
N/A
-
SNP
Lachlan McNeill
5,268
17.0
N/A
-
Liberal Democrats
David Jackson
3,665
11.8
N/A
-
Conservative
Carl Thomson
2,135
6.9
N/A
-
Scottish Socialist
George Savage
1,096
3.5
N/A
Majority
Majority
Majority
13,507
43.7
N/A
Turnout
Turnout
Turnout
30,939
48.2
N/A
-
Labour hold
Labour hold
Swing
N/A
-

Question: How did the Labour party do in the 2005 election?
Answer: In the 2005 election, the Labour defeated the SNP by a majority of 13,507 votes, who beat the third place Liberal Democrats by 1,603 votes.